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Sports<br />
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>DT</strong><br />
Lazio reach<br />
Italian Cup final<br />
• Reuters, Rome<br />
Lazio reached the Italian Cup final<br />
despite losing 3-2 to AS Roma<br />
in the second leg of their last-four<br />
encounter. A brace from Mohamed<br />
Salah turned out to be in vain as<br />
Lazio went through 4-3 on aggregate<br />
to face either Napoli or Juventus.<br />
Leading 2-0 from the first leg,<br />
Lazio increased their aggregate<br />
lead when Sergej Savic scored from<br />
a rebound although Stephan El<br />
Shaarawy replied for Roma. •<br />
Hoffenheim hand Bayern second league defeat<br />
• Reuters<br />
Runaway leaders Bayern Munich<br />
suffered only their second Bundesliga<br />
defeat of the season when<br />
they were beaten 1-0 at surprise<br />
package Hoffenheim on Tuesday.<br />
Third-placed Hoffenheim dominated<br />
the first half and deservedly<br />
won with a goal from Andrej Kramaric.<br />
Bayern, who have 65 points<br />
from 27 games, are still 13 clear of<br />
second-placed RB Leipzig, who<br />
visited Mainz 05 on Wednesday.<br />
Hoffenheim, who had never<br />
previously beaten Bayern in the<br />
league, are third with 51 and still<br />
on course for a Champions League<br />
place while Borussia Dortmund remain<br />
their closest rivals, remaining<br />
fourth after easing past Hamburg<br />
SV 3-0. Bayern were outclassed in<br />
the first half and fell behind to a<br />
Kramaic half-volley which goalkeeper<br />
Sven Ulreich could only deflect<br />
into his net.<br />
The Bavarians nearly levelled<br />
with their first real chance when<br />
Roberto Lewandowski’s strike hit<br />
the crossbar.<br />
Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver<br />
Baumann had more to do in<br />
the second half and Bayern nearly<br />
snatched an equaliser deep<br />
into stoppage time when Lewandowski’s<br />
close-range shot<br />
was deflected wide of the goal.<br />
Gonzalo Castro, Shinji Kagawa<br />
and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<br />
shared the goals in Dortmund’s<br />
win, which left Hamburg - the only<br />
ever-present club in the Bundesliga’s<br />
54-year history - just one point<br />
clear of Augsburg in the relegation<br />
playoff spot. •<br />
BUNDESLIGA<br />
Dortmund 3-0 Hamburg<br />
Castro 13, Kagawa 81,<br />
Aubameyang 90+3<br />
Cologne 1-0 Frankfurt<br />
Jojic 53<br />
Werder Bremen 3-0 Schalke<br />
Gebre Selassie 24, Kruse 76-P,<br />
Eggestein 80<br />
Hoffenheim 1-0 Bayern Munich<br />
Kramaric 21
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